Journal 7- Lacie

Part One: The most interesting character so far is Mr. Tanimoto because he is very determined and kind hearted and wanted to help as many people as he can. From the moment the air raid siren went off he went about helping people, never losing faith. He needed a boat to get the injured people across the river from Asano Park and away from the spreading fire. He found a boat with five dead men on it and had to remove the bodies so that he could use the boat to help the living. "Please forgive me for taking this boat, I must use it for others, who are alive." Even when he couldn't find the oars for the boat he didn't give up, people needed his help. So he found a thick piece of bamboo in which he used as an oar. He had the energy and initiative many had come to depend on, when he heard people were hungry he went to the shelter to get them food. In what we have read about Mr. Tanimoto so far, I think it's safe to say that he won't give up on helping the injured and trying to get everyone to safety until something drastically happens to him and he can no longer help.

Japanese civilians listening to the Imperial Rescript of Surrender, 15 Aug 1945 Japan's surrender

The Japanese surrender was decided as an outcome of this meeting

Part Two: Why did the Japanese public so calmly accept the Emperor's surrender? Did they all accept the surrender?
Not every one acted so calmly to the surrender nor did everyone accept the surrender. A small group refused to admit defeat, despite the Emperor's orders to surrender. Many special attack pilots mutinied because they believed that the Emperor had been abducted by defeatists. So they attacked the Imperial Palace and killed the general of the Imperial Guard Division before the rebellion was over. "AUGUST 15, 1945: This day, on which the Emperor made his surrender broadcast, marked the end of Kamikaze sorties. For some days after the surrender, the plaza outside the Imperial Palace, in the center of Tokyo, was stained red with the blood of military and civilian suicides who killed themselves as an apology for defeat in the war and for causing humiliation to the Emperor."